| Magritte Award for Most Promising Actor | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | Académie André Delvaux |
| First award | 2011 |
| Currently held by | Maxi Delmelle, Heads or Fails (2025) |
| Website | lesmagritteducinema.com |
The Magritte Award for Most Promising Actor (French: Magritte du meilleur espoir masculin) is an award presented annually by the Académie André Delvaux. It is given in honor of a young actor who has delivered an outstanding breakthrough performance while working within the film industry. It is one of the Magritte Awards, which were established to recognize excellence in Belgian cinematic achievements.[1]
The 1st Magritte Awards ceremony was held in 2011 with Joffrey Verbruggen receiving the award for his role in The Boat Race.[2] As of the 2022 ceremony, Günter Duret is the most recent winner in this category for his role in Playground.
Winners and nominees
In the list below, winners are listed first in the colored row, followed by the other nominees.
2010s
2020s
| Year | Actor | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 (11th) | Günter Duret | Playground | Un monde |
| Roméo Elvis | Mandibles | Mandibules | |
| Basile Grunberger | SpaceBoy | ||
| Yoann Zimmer | Home Front | Des hommes | |
| 2022 (12th) | Eden Dambrine | Close | |
| Gianni Guettaf | Animals | ||
| Gustav De Waele | Close | ||
| Pablo Schils | Tori and Lokita | Tori and Lokita | |
| 2023 (13th) | Lazare Gousseau | The Experience of Love | Le Syndrome des amours passées |
| Amine Hamidou | The Lost Boys | Le Paradis | |
| N'Landu Lubansu | The Lost Boys | Le Paradis | |
| Yoann Zimmer | Return to Seoul | Retour à Séoul | |
| 2024 (14th) | Makenzy Lombet | It's Raining in the House | Il pleut dans la maison |
| Amine Hamidou | Amal | ||
| Mehdi Khachachi | Amal | ||
| Lou Goossens | Young Hearts | ||
| 2025 (15th) | Maxi Delmelle | Heads or Fails | Aimer perdre |
| Jules Delsart | Adam's Interest | L'intérêt d'Adam | |
| Ulysse Goffin | We Believe You | On vous croit | |
| Jef Jacobs | Young Mothers | Jeunes mères | |
References
- Denis, Fernand (October 13, 2010). "André Delvaux, l'œuvre au jour". La Libre Belgique (in French). Retrieved January 11, 2013.
- "Le cinéma belge était à l'honneur lors de la Première édition des Magritte du cinéma belge francophone". Moniteur du film (in French). Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved January 1, 2014.